Dispensing means for paper for toilet or towel purposes.



E. A. HAMILTON & F. W. CALVERT.

DISPENSING MEANS FOR PAPER FOR TOILET OR TOWEL PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I6. I914.

Patented June 1, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W MW M005 ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS c0., PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

\ E. A. HAMILTON & F. W. CALVERT.

\ DISPENSING MEANS TOR PAPER FOR TOILET 0R TOWEL PURPOSES.

' APPLIC\ATION FILED MAYIB, 1914.

1,141,541 Patented June 1, 1915 2 SHEER-SHEET 2.

INVENTORS THE NORkIS PETERS c0, PHDTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

are

ERNEST A. HAMILTON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, AND FRANK W. CALVERT, OF NARBERTH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO SCOTT PAPER COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF IENN$YLVANIA.

.DISPENSING MEANS FOR PAPER FOR TOILET OR TOWEL PURPOSES.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, Ennnsr A. HAMIL- TON and FRANK W. CALVERT, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, and Narberth,

Montgomery county, State of Pennsylvania,

and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof.

. Our invention has for an object to provide a paper package and cabinet therefor, the

one cooperating with the other in such a manner that the sheetsjof paper are not only maintained accurately disposed and uniform as a package, but are so held that the lowermost sheet of the package. automatically assumes a position whereby it may be readily grasped and removed from the cabinet without affecting or destroying the relation between the remainingsheets. v 7

It has for a'further object to provide a cabinet having a discharge opening. formed by spacing ledges or supports for the paper package, each of which supports bears a definite relation to the package and maintains the latter effectively positioned to carry out the desired discharging operation.

Our invention also comprehends details of construction which, together withthe features above specified, will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which: r y

Figure 1 represents a front elevation showing a cabinet embodying our inven- 'tion,'the door of the cabinet being partially broken away to disclose the interior; Fig. 2 represents a section on line 56% of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 represents a section on line z -g of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 represents a development of one of the sheets of paper.

1 designates a suitablecabinet for containing and cooperating with a package of paper, the sheets of which are adapted to be delivered singly and successively, and wherein the removal of the bottom sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

the edge 7 the discharge outlet 9.

width of the ledge 8 is comparatively much Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed May 16, 1914. Serial No. 838,905.

causes the next succeeding sheet to automatically move into position where it in turn may be readily grasped and withdrawn. The cabinet 1 is preferably provided with a door 2 which forms one side thereof and when open permits the package of paper to be easily located within the cabinet and operatively positioned for the removal of the sheets. At suitable points within the cabinet guide plates 3 are provided to insure the package being maintained properly alined within the cabinet but out of contact with the sides thereof in order to minimize friction.

4 designates a plate of transparent mate rial here shown as carried by the door 2, the latter being apertured as shown at 5 so that the condition and supply of the package within the cabinet may be observed at any time.

6 designates a shelf formed at the lower end of the cabinet, preferably by bending the material of the casing and reversely turning the outer edge to form a rounded or cylindrical portion 7 to provide a smooth surface over which the sheets of paper may be readily drawn. It will be noted that the shelf 6 is upwardly disposed at an angle to the side of the cabinet and terminates adjacent the end of one of the tab portions of the folded sheets, this latter being more particularly described hereinafter. The por' tion 7 of the shelf 6 extends transversely of the cabinet from one side to the other and corresponds in length substantially to the length of the paper package, while opposite to this rounded edge there is a ledge 8 formed also by reversely bending the material of the casing. This ledge 8 also extends the length of the cabinet, thus forming with The less than the width of the shelf 6, and serves to support the side of the package opposite to the shelf 6. The function of thus arranging the supporting shelf 6 and ledge 8 will be seen by referring to the manner in which the package is built up or assembled.

In Fig. 4 is shown one of the sheets of the package folded in accordance with our invention and wherein 1O designates a median fold of the sheet whereby a double ply thickness of the sheet is provided. After folding the sheet along this median line the side edgesare again folded as shown at and 12 to form tabs 13 and 14, the former in the assembled package being at one side of the package while the other is at the opposite side. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the tabs of each sheet are both preferably folded to the same side of the body of the sheet, and therefore when the successive sheets are placed in superposed relation a package of uniform appearance will be the result. When the package with the sheets so folded is placed within the cabinet, the shelf 6, forexample, will support the folded tab 14 throughoutsubstantially its entire length while the ledge 8 will serve to prevent the side of the package having the tabs lii'from dropping through the discharge opening 9. The ledge .8, however, is designedly of .isuch a width as to allow the greater portion of the length of the tab 13,

, thrown toward the side or rear of the cabinet rather than toward the opening 9. 'This is an important feature of construction since one sheet may be readily Withdrawn at a time without'causing the, entire package to sag intermediate the supports and fall or be inopportunely discharged through the opening 9. Furthermore, it will be noted that the width ofthe discharge opening 9 is pref erablyof a width greater than the width of v the unsupported or free end of the tab 13,

since thereby the tab 13 of each sheet, when it becomes the bottom sheet, unfolds autoniatically or dropsby gravity so as toprojeet through the opening. 7

It will now be apparent that we have de- 7 vised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and while we have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof :which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable. results, it is to. be understood that we do-not restrict ourselves to the details, as the same are susceptible. of modification in various particulars without depart= lngrfrom the spirit or scope of the invem tiOIL' g Having thus described our invention,

unto set our hands, 7

what we claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: V,

- 1. In a device of the character stated, a

in superposed relation and each sheet foldcabinet providing achamber adapted to con j tain apluralityof sheets ofpaper arranged ed toformva tab which'is independent and out of contact with the tab of other sheets, said chamberhavinga wide opening at the bottom thereof for. delivering the said sheets,

a narrow ledge bounding one side of said opening for supporting 011. Side of the assembled sheets but leavin project through said opening, a wide shelf bounding the opposite side of said opening for supporting the other side of, said sheets,

the tabfree to said shelf being inclined upwardly toward 7 s id opening to direct the weightoflone i of the ssembled sheets away from said opening and having its inner edge. above the inne dge of said narrow ledge whereby said sheets are maintained in operative Iela .tion with the tab of the bottom sheet free to,

depend through said opening by its weight. 2. In a device of the character -stated,la

cabinet providing a chamberadaptd .to con:

tain a" plurality of sheets of paper arranged in superposed relation and each sheet folded to form' a tab which is independent of and v out of contact with the tabs of other sheets,

saidchamber having an opening at the bottom'thereof for deliveringthe said sheetsfa narrow ledge bounding "one side of said opening and inclined downwardly toward and bounding'oneside of said opening for supporting one side of the assembled sheets ing,a wide shelf spaced from said ledge and said shelf inclined upwardly toward said opening and having its-upper transverse. edge lying in ahorinontal plane above and.

parallel to the upper part of said ledge, whereby the-body of said sheets are supportbut leaving the tab of the bottom, Sheet fr i to fall and projectitself through said opened approximatelyffa-t the middle sag down at the ends andpositively supported upon the wide shelf. while leaving-the other endslightjly supported upon the ledge with h o rmq tabf e tQ fall through the 7 opening. r

r In testimonylof which invention,we here- Witnessesi f1 7 R. 'HUNTER,"

i HORACE D,BE1VEF A. *HAMiL-Tonf V FRANK CALVERT.

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